[Avodah] Ahab

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 08:03:14PM +0200, Lisa Liel via Avodah wrote:
: Just because she was a wicked idolater doesn't mean she didn't
: convert before marrying Ahav...

RET mentioned Shelomo's wives. The Rambam, Hil' Issurei Bi'ah 13:14-16
discusses both them and Shimshon's. Levav David on 14,15,16 explains, see
<http://hebrewbooks.org/rambam.aspx?mfid=30393&rid=4327>

Looking for more peirushim on the Rambam turned up this, which discusses
RET's original question <http://www.inn.co.il/Articles/Article.aspx/1375>,
with meqoros each way. Too involved to quickly summarize.

I wonder about the question, though. Did Chazal consider any of Malkhei
Yisrael legitimate even if their membership in Benei Yisrael were not
a question? After all, Yerav'am is from Efraim, not Yehudah, and even
the whole throne of the kingdom of Yisrael isn't all that legitimate.
Maybe Chazal never questioned their legitimacy for the throne due to
Izevel's lack of geirus (as the Radaq and Ralbag hold) because there
wasn't any either way.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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